''Edasi'' ( Estonian: ''Forward'') was a newspaper published in

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. The paper was published with this name between 1948 and 1994.

History and profile

The paper was the successor of ''

Postimees ''Postimees'' () is an Estonian daily newspaper established on 5 June 1857, by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1891, it became the first daily newspaper in Estonia. Its current editor-in-chief is Priit Hõbemägi. The paper has approximately 250 ...

'' of which the name was changed to ''Edasi'' in 1948 to make the paper more

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. It worked, and the paper became a true Soviet publication. Its headquarters was in Tartu. The paper was controlled by the Tartu Communist Party. However, it was one of the Estonian media outlets not used by the Soviet officials to control

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. ''Edasi'' was first a local paper, but later it became a national publication. During the period between 1955 and 1979 when Estonia was subject to the mental

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it was one of the publications which contained

political humor Political satire is satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics; it has also been used with subversive intent where Political discourse analysis, political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing ...

. At the same time the paper also published travel stories and literary reviews. In 1994 ''Edasi'' regained its original name, ''Postimees''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edasi 1948 establishments in Estonia 1994 disestablishments in Estonia Communist newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Estonia Eastern Bloc mass media Estonian-language newspapers Mass media in Tartu Publications established in 1948 Publications disestablished in 1994